Device for securing scarf-pins.



No. 836,534. PATENTED NOV. 20, 1906.

A. RAINESS. DEVICE FOR SECURING SGARF PINS.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 3, 1906.

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ABRAHAM RAINESS,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK; N. Y.

DEVICE FOR szcunme. SCARF-PIZNSI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

A plicati n filed March 3, 1906. Serial No- 304,002.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM RAINEss, a

subject of the Czar of Russia, and a'resident of New York, in the countyand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Devices for Securing Scarf- Pins, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference to a novel device for securing scarf-pins,and pertains particularly to that class of scarf iii-securing devices bymeans of which a vafiiable pin is fastened and protected so that itcannot be lost or stolen.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 re resents in elevation a scarfpin-securi evice whichembodie'smy invention an Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of same; Fig. 3shows in side view the upper portion of the inner part of same, and 1g.4 is a top" plan of Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference denote-like parts in all the fi ures.

My novelsca pin. securing and protecting device consists, essentially,of an outer v. part or shell and an inner part, which forms the frustumof a cone at .the top. The frusturn of the cone is provided with atriangular and a lateral-opening. The pinpasses through thetriangularopening and is secured by means of a small ball located in thelateral o ening of said frustum of a cone.

The a p lcation of one ball within the frus-.

turn 0 the coneof the inner part is fully assuring'a perfect grip of thepin. Three balls might be employed in conjunction with a circularopening. However, this would complicate the mechanism and greatlyincrease the cost without affording an advantage.

In the drawings, (1 represents the tubular outer part or shell having acircular top opening 1) and an inner conical surface 0 in its toportion. The inner part consists of the conical portion d, forming thefrustum of a cone, and a greatly-reduced tubular portion a. A triangularopening is provided in the frustum of the cone, -w 'ch further has alateral opening 9. The tubular portion e of the innerart is surroundedby a wire spring h, whi I1 is located within the outer part or shell (2,as shown in Fig. 2. The lower narrow portion e of the inner part carriesthe disk '11, which closes the bottom ope of the tubular outer part orshell a. The otshowing a pin fastened therein.

tom end of the tubular inner part c is threaded and adapted to receive ametal ball 7c, which is provided with a screw-thread Z in its centralvertical channel. ball m is located within the lateral opening g of thefrustum of the cone. The scarf-pin is designated by the reference-letterp.

The device is operated substantially in the followingmanner: First, thescarf-pin is inserted into the scarf. Now the inner part of the deviceis artly drawn out from the outer part or shelf whereby the frustum ofthe conical surface of the'shell. The small ball m likewise is releasedfrom contact with the inner conical surface of the shell. When this isdone, the pin is inserted, and as soon as same is in the desiredposition the fingers are simply released from the small metal ball k,whereupon the wire spring henters into acthe small metal ball mto theirformer positions. The frustum of the cone again rests and the littleball m presses against said surface andone side of the pin, as shown inFig. 2. The in is held tightly thereby, because the smalrball m pressesitagainst two sides of the triangular surface of the opening in the topportion ofthe inner part, as is shown in Fig. 4. When the in is thussecured, its pointed portion is pushed into the rear part of the scarf.

In order to release the pin from the device, the wearer removes firstthe pointed portion of the pin from the scarf. Now the small 1 ball isgently drawn downward, whereby the frustum of the cone and the smallball m are released from contact with the inner conical surface oftheshell and the ball m does not press the pin any longer against theinner surface of the triangular opening in the top portion of the innerpart, whereby the pin is released. The securing device may now be easilyremoved from the pin and the pin itself taken out of the scarf.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1 1. In a scarf-pin securing and protecting ticalchannel through which the pin passes and a lateral side opening therein,a small ball located within said lateral opening, and means for pressingthe ball against the pin Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

The small metal cone is released from contact with the inner .15 tionand returns the frustum of the cone and against the inner conicalsurface of. the shell,

device an inner part having a triangular verwhereby the pin is pressedage-111stv two sides of the triangular channel.

2. In a scarf-pin securing and protecting device an outer shell, aninner part having a triangular vertical channel through which the pinpasses and a lateral side owning therein, :1 small ball located withinsaid. lat eral opening, and 1110:1115 for pressing the hall l 1 l l l il against the pin whereby the pin is. pressed against two sides of thetriangular channel. to Signed a t New York, N. Y., this 21st day ofFebruary, 1906.

ABRAHAM R AINESS. Witnesses:

CHARLES HALPERIN, LUDWIG K. 3611M.

